Stool.



D. S. WO0D..

STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3l| 19 15 1,242A07, Patented Oct. 9,1917.

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. INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY n. s. WOOD.

STOOL.

APPLICATION. FILED AUG-31,1915,

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ATTORNEY,

DAVID 8. W001), or MEDEORD, onEGoN STOOL.

To all whom it may concern v Be it known that I, DAVID S. WooD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Medford, in the county of J ackson and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in stools, and has for its primary object toprovide a folding stool of the type known as counter stools,

The invention has for another object, the provision of a stool which will be of such construction that two of the supporting legs thereof may be readilyfolded against the remaining supporting leg and the entire stool swung to rest position beneath a counter or the like.

The invention has for another object, the

provision of a stool which will be of simple and durable construction and which when not in use may be readilyswung to position adjacent the front of a counter, orthe like, where it will be out of the way and utilize the minimum amount of space- The invention has for a further object, the provision of a folding stool of the above.

stated character which will be of such construction that the main supporting leg thereof may be hinged or otherwise secured to the floor and the remaining leg hinged to the seat swung to rest position against the main supporting leg so that all of the supporting legs may be in, upright position beneath the seat when the stool is not in use.

Astill further object of the invention re- I sides in the provision of a stool of the above ing the hinged supporting legs to their outstated characterwhich will be of improved and simplified construction and in which will be included a, spring actuated trigger which will serve the double purpose of forcermost positions as the stool is opened up and also assist in returning the supporting legs and stool to rest position after use of the stool. I i

With the above and other objects in view, the inventionresides in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth inthe specification, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved stool in position for use in front of a con- Ventional form of counte the counter and Specification of L'etters latent.

Application filed, August 31, 1915. Serial No. 48,268.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

a'portion of'the floor being shown in sec-. tion. Fig. 2 is an elevation at right angles to Fig. l and looking towardthe counter.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 with the stool in rest position. I I

F'g. tis an'elevation of the stool, loo-king at the rear side thereof; and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section throughthe main supporting leg and spring actuated triggen t 7 Referring to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corre-v sponding parts throughout the, several. views, '1 designates the main supporting'leg of the stool, which" is hinged at its lower end, as shown at 2, to a floor or other support 3 in front of a counter 4. or adjacent a' wall ortable as desired, themain supporting legl when in normal or'upright position serving to support the seat 5-beneath the eXtendede'dgeG' of the counter 4L, asclearlyshown in Fig. 3. It will be un-' der'stood that the; seat 5 is rigidly secured upon the inclined upper end 7 of the main supporting standard 1 and this main supportingstandard 1 has 'a transverse foot piece 8 secured to its rear edge and eXtend-' ing to either side to receive the feet of a person positioned upon the seat 5 when the stool is opened up or swung-outfrom under the extended edge 6, as shownin Fig.1.

'When the stool is opened up foruse, as,

' 9 whichare hinged at their upper ends, as

shown at 10, to the under face of the seat 5 and have their lower ends resting upon the floor or other support?) whenfthe stool is opened up foruse, it being understood that the supporting legs 9 are somewhat shorter than the main supporting leg 1 and will therefore rise from engagement with the fioo'r or other support 3 and swing to position against the main supporting leg 1 as the latter returns to upright "position after use of the stool. It will be also understood that the supporting legs 9 are'connected adjacent their upper and lower ends by suitable cross pieces 11,. said connecting cross pieces 11 servingto limit swinging" movement of the supporting legs 9 toward the main supporting leg 1, while the flat upper and lower ends of the supporting legs 9 limit outward swinging movement of the same.

The main supporting leg 1 has a longitudinal channel 12 in its inner face within which is slidably engaged the spring actuated trigger 13 which will now :be clearly described. lhe spring actuated trigger 1.3 has an enlarged rounded lower end 14 which rests upon the floor or other support ,3 and a curved upper end 15 which moves outwardly and engages the upper cross piece 11 and forces the same away from the Ina-in supporting leg 1, thereby causing the supporting legs 9 to swing outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 1, as the main sup porting leg 1 is swung upon its lower hinged end to withdraw the seat ,5 from beneath the extended edge 6 of the counter 1.

The spring actuated trigger l3 connected with the main supporting leg 1 by a suitable guide pin 16 carried by said main supporting leg 1 and projecting through the longitudinal channel 12 and through the elongated longitudinal guide slot 17 in the spring actuated trigger 13, adjacent the central portion thereof, the helical spring 18 within said guide slot 1.7 having one end resting in the socket 19 formed in the lower end of said guide slot 17 while the opposite end of said spring 18 is engaged around a pin 20 projecting laterally from the guide pin 16. It will therefore be seen that the spring 18 will serve to resiliently retain the spring actuated trigger in inoperative position and will also act to return said trigger to this position, clearly shown in Fig. 5, as the main suppor ing 16g 1 is returned to upright position after use of the stool.

It will also be seen that the guide pin 16 serves to guide thespring actuated trigger 13 in the channel 12 during movement of the main supporting leg 1 in either direction.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a stool of improyed and simplified construction and which will be durable as well as efficient in use, and maybe used as a lunch counter stool as illustrated or may be secured to a ino 'ableabase and used in assembly halls, schools, and many other places.

While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been clearly shown, it will be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to within ithe scope of the appended claims without [departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrific ing any of the advantages of the same,

What is claimed is; i

1. A stool comprising a main supporting Copies of this patent may be obtained for leg hinged to the floor, a seat secured upon said main supporting leg, additional supporting legs connected and hinged to the seat, and means slidable longitudinally upon the main leg and maintained at one end in contact with the floor for forcing, by reason of such contact, said means against the additional legs for swinging them away from the main supporting leg to assist in sustaining the seat when the stool is swung into position for use.

2. Astool comprising a main supporting leg hinged to the floor, a seat rigid on said hinged supporting leg, supplemental supporting legs hinged to" said seat, and a member Slidable longitudinally on said main supporting leg with one end maintained in contact with the tloor and movable on said leg by reason of such contact when the leg is swung into position for'use, said sliding means engaging the supplemental legs and swinging theniinto position to assist in suppo ti g he sea 3. A stool comprising a hinged main supporting leg having an inclined upper end and a foot rest adjacent its lower end, a seat secured upon said inclined upper end, addi tional supporting legs hinged to the under face of said seat adjacent themain supporting leg, said additional supporting legs being connected, said main supporting leg having a channel formed therein, a trigger lida y e gag d in s channe and having one end engaged with the support to which the main supporting leg is hinged, he pp s te en o s i t igg r'be ns ap ed to force the additional suppoi ing legs away from the main supporting and m a f uid g a rig w hin said hann and re nt y re ning a t i ger in normal position. i

4i. A stool comprising a main supporting leg adapted to be hinged to a permanent ppor a seat sec r d at a n l ne to he upper end of said main supporting lieg additional supporting legs hinged to said seat and adapted for limited outward swinge ing movement during tilting of the main supporting leg, a trigger within said nain supporting leg for forcing said additional legs away from said main supporting leg, mean for onnect g a d tr g-s h sa main leg, means for resiliently retaining a d rigg r n ne posit on, an a fea s carried by said main supporting leg. In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID s. woon.

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